[8.6/10] Pretty easily the best episode of the show so far, with no sketches that really fell flat, lots of creative transitions between them, and a few skits that really soared.
The opening was fairly amusing, with Bob’s overly conspicuous charitableness coming off well-observed, and David’s gestures to “David’s Kids” “David’s Girls” and “David’s David” was a nicely absurd bit as well. I also enjoyed the follow-up bit, which turns the tables on that kind of conspicuous charitableness by showing self-assured handicapped people donating their time and energy to make able-bodied people feel better about themselves by letting them think it’s the other way around.
But I absolutely loved the follow-up series of sketches. The scene on the subway starting out with a standard rom-com and then getting bizarre as the would-be Romeo is cheered on and instructed by the passengers is a funny bit in and of itself. But then the reveal that each is the personification of one of the “voices in your head” in a self-help doctor’s book, and then that this doctor is just an additional voice in another self-help doctor’s book, and then the two of them rumbling over who’s real and who’s not was great.
Bob as the dolt who couldn’t decide what donut to get wasn’t the world’s best follow-up, but I did like David as his hipster friend who’s supercilious about what he doesn't eat, watch, or listen to. The next sketch, about rival megaphone crooners who have to invent the things they sing about, was pleasantly off the wall.
The one sketch I wasn’t over the moon about was the executives arguing over who greenlit “Coupon: The Movie”, but it had some good physical comedy from Jay Johnston. The trial montage afterward of the whole American public being brought to court went on a little long, but was a good gag. And the actual Coupon: The Movie did a great job at blending a thriller approach to shooting and editing over something mundane. I wish it had been a little tighter, but still, very good stuff. And Credits: The Movie as an ending was a pitch-perfect parody of those “we loved it!” audience ads.
Overall, this is the peak of the show so far, and a great finale!
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2018-07-13T15:09:37Z
[8.6/10] Pretty easily the best episode of the show so far, with no sketches that really fell flat, lots of creative transitions between them, and a few skits that really soared.
The opening was fairly amusing, with Bob’s overly conspicuous charitableness coming off well-observed, and David’s gestures to “David’s Kids” “David’s Girls” and “David’s David” was a nicely absurd bit as well. I also enjoyed the follow-up bit, which turns the tables on that kind of conspicuous charitableness by showing self-assured handicapped people donating their time and energy to make able-bodied people feel better about themselves by letting them think it’s the other way around.
But I absolutely loved the follow-up series of sketches. The scene on the subway starting out with a standard rom-com and then getting bizarre as the would-be Romeo is cheered on and instructed by the passengers is a funny bit in and of itself. But then the reveal that each is the personification of one of the “voices in your head” in a self-help doctor’s book, and then that this doctor is just an additional voice in another self-help doctor’s book, and then the two of them rumbling over who’s real and who’s not was great.
Bob as the dolt who couldn’t decide what donut to get wasn’t the world’s best follow-up, but I did like David as his hipster friend who’s supercilious about what he doesn't eat, watch, or listen to. The next sketch, about rival megaphone crooners who have to invent the things they sing about, was pleasantly off the wall.
The one sketch I wasn’t over the moon about was the executives arguing over who greenlit “Coupon: The Movie”, but it had some good physical comedy from Jay Johnston. The trial montage afterward of the whole American public being brought to court went on a little long, but was a good gag. And the actual Coupon: The Movie did a great job at blending a thriller approach to shooting and editing over something mundane. I wish it had been a little tighter, but still, very good stuff. And Credits: The Movie as an ending was a pitch-perfect parody of those “we loved it!” audience ads.
Overall, this is the peak of the show so far, and a great finale!